'Rice isn’t governance', Atiku accuses Tinubu of using hunger for northern votes

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar condemned President Bola Tinubu's distribution of food items in Northern Nigeria, labeling it as political manipulation. He criticized the recent launch by First Lady Oluremi Tinubu of 100 trucks of rice and 1.2 billion naira in palliatives, stating it exacerbates poverty. Atiku emphasized that the food crisis in the North is a result of policy failures and called for genuine sustainable food security policies instead of food distributions for electoral purposes.